Mr. Derick Matthee graduated as a Flight Test Engineer from the National Test Pilot School (NTPS) in California, USA in June 2003 and gained extensive experience within the Aviation Industry whilst working for SA Air Force, Denel Aviation and Saab Aerospace in Sweden. He was appointed as Manager: Denel Aviation Flight Test Centre with effect from 1 September 2012 and his primary objectives will be to continue the excellent flight test work in supporting the aerospace industry in South Africa, expand the existing capabilities and form strategic partnerships with other leading flight test institutions, including the National Test Pilot School, for the benefit of flight test as a profession.

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The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) is pleased to announce the opening of the selection process for the 2015B Graduate Assistant (GA) Program. The NTPS Graduate Assistant Program is designed to offer recent engineering graduates the opportunity to complete a... Read more

The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) would like to welcome two students from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia who are here for a six week engineering internship. Jack Lund and David Vaughan, both midshipmen in the... Read more

The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) has submitted its Phase I assessment documentation to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as part of NTPS' goal to become an EASA Authorized Training Organization (ATO) for Flight Test. NTPS continues to work... Read more

NTPS participated in a joint research program with Systems Technology Inc. (STI) and NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. The Fused Reality system, developed by STI, captures imagery from the user's eye perspective and overlays it with an interactive... Read more